Attachment for faucets.



PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

G. A. OLLSEN. ATTACHMENT FOR FAUCETS.

APPLICATION FILED HAYIG. 1905.

[NI/B11701? Gusiaz/efl. Ulla???) ATTORNEYS GUSTAVE ADOLPH OLLSEN, OFPROVIDENCE, ilt'HODE ISLAND.

ATTACHMENT Specification of Letters Patent.

FOR FAUCETS.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed May 16. 1905. Serial No. 260,693.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUsTAvE ADOLPH OLL- SEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Providence, in the county of Providence andState of Rhode Island, have invented a new and Improved Attachment forFaucets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to attachments for faucets; and it consists,substantially, in the details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

(ne of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a device bywhich a pail, pan, or other vessel may be conveniently suspended on afaucet or spigot to be filled with water or other liquid drawn from thedischarge-spout thereof.

A further object is to provide a device for this purpose which isexceedingly simple in construction and cheap to manufacture, besidesbeing easily and quickly applied and removed and possessing the capacityfor long and repeated service. i

The above and additional objects are attained by means substantiallysuch as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of a faucet or spigot having my improvedattachment applied thereto for use. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one form ofmy improved attachment. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on theline 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a modified form of thedevice, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, taken onthe line 5 5.

Before proceeding with a more detailed dethereto in precise detail,since. immaterial changes therein may be resorted to coming within thescope of my invention. I

Reference being had to the drawings by the designating characters markedthereon, 1 rep-- resents an ordinary faucet or spigot having the usualdischarge-spout 2 and the handle 3 for manipulating thecontrolling-valve (not shown) thereof, said handle being mounted uponthe stem 4 of saidvalve, working in what is sometimes termed the dome 5of the faucet.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, myimproved attachment for a faucet isconstructed of a single piece of sufficiently stout wire,having the freeextremities thereof crossed at 6, whence they are bent outwardly fromeach other semicircularly, as at 7, to form an ap roximately circularhorizontal clasp 8 for tting upon said dome 5 of the faucet, as shown.After being thus formed the two members of the said wire are crossed at9in op osite directions, whence they are carried orwardl and outwardlyor beyond the clasp 8, as ind1- cated at 10, finally being bentoutwardly at 11 and returned at 1 l substantially in paral-- lelism inthe direction of and laterally beyond the clasp 8, then forwardly at 12and shaped into adjacent vertically-disposed sprung loops 13, connectedby a central arched portion 14. In applying this form of the device tothe dome of the faucet the clasp 8 is applied to said dome in suchmanner that the central arch 14 of the device will rest upon the uppercurved surface of the discharge-spout 2 of the faucet, while thevertically-disposed sprung loops 13 receive or clamp between them theopposite sides of the said discharge-spout. In this way a stable supportis had for the device upon the faucet, and the forward and returnportions 10 and 11 of the two members of the wire being bent or upturnedat 15 to form retaining hooks or lips 16 it is apparent that by applyingthe bail or handle 17 of a vessel behind either one or both of saidhooks or lips the vessel will be conveniently supported beneath thedischarge-spout of the faucet in such manner as to be readily filledtherefrom. The construction of this form of the device is such that witheach increment of weight to the vessel suspended therefrom the tighterwill the loops 13 clamp or bind between them the sides of thedischarge-spout of the faucet, this effect being especially due to thefact that the forwardly and outwardly bent portions 10 of the members ofthe de vice are also slightly inclined upwardly and rearwardly-asindicated at 18 in Figs 1 and 3, for instance--so that as the weight ofthe vessel increases the same tends to draw downwardly upon the saidportions of the device, with the result that the said loops 13 arecarried in the direction of each other, thereby tightly hugging thesides of the dischargespout 2 of the faucet.

As shown in Fi s. 4 and 5, instead of constructing the device of sprungwire I form the same of a single piece of metal, comprising anapproximatel circular clasp 19 to fit around or upon the ome or anyother rojection of the faucet 1, projectin from w ch clamp is anextended upturned 00k 20, laterally-of which and at the point ofintersection of said hook 20 with the said clasp 19 are theoppositely-disposed downwardly-turned clamping members 21. When thisform of the device is employed, the clasp 19 may be a plied or fitted inlace by bending it to fit t e dome 5, while the clampingmembers 21 maybe similarly bent to embrace the discharge-spout of the faucet as thesame is embraced by the sprung 100 s 13. (Shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.)This orm of the device may, however, be formed entirely of spring metal,so that the parts 'or elements thereof may be sprung into place ratherthan bent to, be fitted upon the faucet.

It is thought the construction and operation of my improvements will bethoroughly understood from the foregoing and also that the advantagesthereof will be quite apparent.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A device of the character described, comprising aclasp for attachment to an upright portion of a faucet, a clampfor-adjacent side portions of the dischar e-spout of the faucet, and ahook for su portlng the bail of a vessel.

2. A device of tlie character described, comprising a single piece ofwire having the extremities thereof twisted together at the ends, thencecurved outwardly and crossing each other to form an approximatelycircular clasp, the two members of the Wire then being bent horizontallybeyond the clasp, thence laterally and returned in the direction of theclasp and terminating in vertically disposed sprung loops having acentrallydisposed transverse connecting-arch.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a single iece of wirehaving the extremities thereo twisted together at the ends, thencecurved outwardly and-crossingeach other to form an approximatelycircular clasp, the two members of'the wire then being bent horizontallybeyond the clasp, thence laterally and returned in'the direction of theclasp and terminating in verticallydisposed sprung loops having acentrallydisposed transverse connecting-arch, the returned portions ofsaid members being inwardly and upwardly inclined.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a single iece of wirehaving the extremities thereo twisted together at the ends, thencecurved outwardly and crossing each other to form 'an approximatelycircular clasp, the two members of the wire then being bent horizontallybeyond the clasp, thence laterally and returned in the direction of theclasp and terminating in verticallydisposed sprung loops having acentrallydisposed transverse connecting-arch, each of the connectedportions of the device beyond the clasp being upturned to form a hook;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAVE ADOLPH OLLSEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. WESTLAND, MARTIN H. MALIN.

